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hood massacre, hassan. they asked the judge if they could review testimony from the police officer who shot him. the rampage left 13 people dead and 30 wounded. they will pick up where they left off later this morning. hasan is acting as his own attorney. >>> robert muller says there does not appear to be a plan against the u.s. he told cnn intelligence officials continue to monitor the situation carefully. any planned attack has been postponed. if the u.s. had the intelligence before 9/11 like now, at least part of the september 11th attack might have been prevented. >>> now to this amazing story. the story of a school bookkeeper in georgia who overted a tragedy by staying calm as the man with a gun invaded the school. who was helping her keep her calm during those moments? martin savidge tells us it was a 911 operator grateful for partner she got to work with. >> reporter: it was an amazing moment. antoinette tough meets the 911 operator who was the other voice at the end of that emergency call. >> we mad
hood massacre, hassan. they asked the judge if they could review testimony from the police officer who shot him. the rampage left 13 people dead and 30 wounded. they will pick up where they left off later this morning. hasan is acting as his own attorney. >>> robert muller says there does not appear to be a plan against the u.s. he told cnn intelligence officials continue to monitor the situation carefully. any planned attack has been postponed. if the u.s. had the intelligence before...
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hassan asked a few questions of witnesses. he's a quiet bystander acting as his own lawyer. the attorneys assigned to help can't let it happen. >> they are in a terrible predickment. they have to stand by and watch the person they are charged with assisting to represent himself, essentially put the noose around his own neck. they view this as fundamentally inconsistent as lawyers. >> reporter: this is where he would end up. there hasn't been a military execution since 1961. the legal road to the death chamber is full of detours created by appeals and needs presidential approval. based on recent past cases, if he gets the death penalty, he may never be executed. military law expert jeffrey corn says the legal drama we saw unfold will not derail his murder trial. >> i suspect she's going to make major hassan acknowledge on the record, in this hearing that he understands the immense risk he's assuming. >> reporter: the question is what will happen next. what will the judge tell the three stand by attorneys. many legal experts, military legal experts said what they anticipate th
hassan asked a few questions of witnesses. he's a quiet bystander acting as his own lawyer. the attorneys assigned to help can't let it happen. >> they are in a terrible predickment. they have to stand by and watch the person they are charged with assisting to represent himself, essentially put the noose around his own neck. they view this as fundamentally inconsistent as lawyers. >> reporter: this is where he would end up. there hasn't been a military execution since 1961. the...
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continues from iraq where the american people and the british people, for that matter, were assured saddam hassan had weapons of mass destruction. britain and america are being told this man assad have used chemical weapons but haven't produced public evidence to that effect, this will not have much support with the public. how dangerous is that for president obama and indeed, other world leaders? >> i think the main reason president obama has not been more decisive is indeed the public has no appetite for some kind of broader international military engagement in syria. i think, you know, he's gotten advisories who pushed him to do that but he's resisted for that reason, and i think as you say, that the problem is that we overreact in afghanistan, we overreacted in iraq, and that has led to paralysis. but at the end of the day the approach in syria, it simply has not worked. the things that we try to prevent like the spread of the word to surrounding countries like the growing civilian slaughter, the steady escalation of the conflict, the radicalization of the rebels, those happened anyway. >> fr
continues from iraq where the american people and the british people, for that matter, were assured saddam hassan had weapons of mass destruction. britain and america are being told this man assad have used chemical weapons but haven't produced public evidence to that effect, this will not have much support with the public. how dangerous is that for president obama and indeed, other world leaders? >> i think the main reason president obama has not been more decisive is indeed the public...
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nadal hassan looked at him in the eye and shot him seven times. >> might have strong woords of criticism for president obama. >>> and you heard lora dimaggio tell me this last night about hanna anderson. >> i remember very vividly telling my brother, she's trouble. she's going to -- she's -- i said you need to watch out for that one, she's trouble. >> it was an extraordinary encounter and tonight i want to ask star jones what she thought of that and much more, plus, mom versus miley. the blogger who warns her daughter let miley cyrus be a lesson to you. we'll find out what that lesson is later. >>> we'll begin with the big story, the deepening crisis in syria and what the white house tends to do about it. fred is live in damascus tonight, one of the only western reporters in syria. mounting tension in syria, and indeed, around the world as everybody braces themself for an inevitable military strike. how would you describe the atmosphere right there in damascus? >> reporter: it's erie. one of the interesting things is apparently the syrian military has started drawing down staff in many k
nadal hassan looked at him in the eye and shot him seven times. >> might have strong woords of criticism for president obama. >>> and you heard lora dimaggio tell me this last night about hanna anderson. >> i remember very vividly telling my brother, she's trouble. she's going to -- she's -- i said you need to watch out for that one, she's trouble. >> it was an extraordinary encounter and tonight i want to ask star jones what she thought of that and much more, plus,...
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, some serious drama in the courtroom at the military trial of the accused fort hood shooter, nidal hassan. the major asked to represent himself and now his attorney saying they want off the case. the judge just responded. hang on. >>> the military trial of the accused gunman in the fort hood massacre resumed after a dramatic request from lawyers on standby to help for the defense. these lawyers asked the court to take them off the case. they say this guy, major hasan, appears to be trying to get the death penalty. the judge said no. the judge ereduce to allow them to take control of his defense. the army major is accused of murdering 13 soldiers and wounding more than 30 in 2009. he is acting as his own lawyer but the court appointed the defense attorneys to be ready if he needs them. however, those lawyers say the judge is forcing them to violate their responsibilities. casey stiegel is at fort hood. there was a heated exchange, it's my understanding, huh? >> it was interesting and all over the judge forcing this standby counsel to remain working on this case, sort of serving is consulta
, some serious drama in the courtroom at the military trial of the accused fort hood shooter, nidal hassan. the major asked to represent himself and now his attorney saying they want off the case. the judge just responded. hang on. >>> the military trial of the accused gunman in the fort hood massacre resumed after a dramatic request from lawyers on standby to help for the defense. these lawyers asked the court to take them off the case. they say this guy, major hasan, appears to be...
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nadal hassan made some brief statements that lasted about a minute or so. it will be interesting to see if nadal hasan says anything. obviously, presumably, this will move on to the punishment phase after this jury finds him guilty. that dan hasan has already admitted to being the shooter. the question is for this jury to go over the instructions and the sheet they will have to determine exactly which charges he would be convicted of. obviously assuming that at this point he will be convicted. that's what the judge in this case has been going over throughout most of the morning is a long, complex sheet the jury must go over to determine exactly what charges he'll be convicted of. >> so curious, 13 of his military peers, as well, here, and if he doesn't get to say what he wants to say now in closing i bet you in any kind of potential sentencing phase he could do exactly what he wants to say and that is make me a martyr, which most people believe he wants to do in this slow road to judicial suicide, as tojeffrey toobin puts it. back to president obama. >> --
nadal hassan made some brief statements that lasted about a minute or so. it will be interesting to see if nadal hasan says anything. obviously, presumably, this will move on to the punishment phase after this jury finds him guilty. that dan hasan has already admitted to being the shooter. the question is for this jury to go over the instructions and the sheet they will have to determine exactly which charges he would be convicted of. obviously assuming that at this point he will be convicted....
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. >>> major nadal hassan's court marshal comes years after the shooting. finally be able to tell their stories on the witness stand. >> i looked over and i saw him pointing a gun at me and by the time i tried shifting over, felt like a baseball bat hit me in the side of my neck. and blood went everywhere. >> hassan will represent himself in the trial after asking his attorneys be released. >> it's pretty scary that went down in our neighborhood. >> teens accused of throwing bombs out of car windows. the beauty queen linked to the prank. >> and that sinking feelings. a sports car getting sucked into the earth. >> and would you eat beef grown in a lab? the reviews are in for the world's first test tube burger. >> warm somewhere. but not here in the nation's midsection. 105 in balance. we'll have the forecast in a minute. sglt and unfortunately, a pretty good sized back up already at the bay bridge toll plaza. stalled out big rig messed up the morning commute and metering lights are on. the latest drive times after the break. ,,,, these are the hands a pediat
. >>> major nadal hassan's court marshal comes years after the shooting. finally be able to tell their stories on the witness stand. >> i looked over and i saw him pointing a gun at me and by the time i tried shifting over, felt like a baseball bat hit me in the side of my neck. and blood went everywhere. >> hassan will represent himself in the trial after asking his attorneys be released. >> it's pretty scary that went down in our neighborhood. >> teens accused...
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hassan rouhani now has both. the supreme leader ayatollah ali khameini has signed off on the election results. making the cleric and former chief nuclear negotiator iran's seventh president. >> he has been tested before. he has given great service to the nation. i am sure he would like to asked god to grant him success. he has been elected by the vote of the people. >> the now former president washed as hassan rouhani publicly endorsed. >> i would like to give the hands of these millions of iranian people. cast ins that were these boxes. i hope i have the capacity to meet their demands. >> they hold opposite views. is a westerni educated career diplomat and an insider with more than four decades of political experience. he was a longtime ally of the late ayatollah khomeini. he has also served on iran's supreme and national security council for 24 years. after the eight years in power, hassan rouhani wants to find a new path for iran. it comes to international relations, we should take new steps in order to elevat
hassan rouhani now has both. the supreme leader ayatollah ali khameini has signed off on the election results. making the cleric and former chief nuclear negotiator iran's seventh president. >> he has been tested before. he has given great service to the nation. i am sure he would like to asked god to grant him success. he has been elected by the vote of the people. >> the now former president washed as hassan rouhani publicly endorsed. >> i would like to give the hands of...
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will they strip him of his title. >> they don't have the authority to strip hassan of h his rank. they can give a dismissal which is a dishonorable discharge of an officer. when he leaves fort hood he'll go to fort leavenworth, and his status will be as an inmate. technically he'll still be a major until dismissal set in motion until all the appeals are he is hawked and the army issues court-martial order. he'll stop receiving all pay and benefits, and his status will be functionally as inmate hassan at fort leavenworth, cans. >> the last time a military plan was executed was 1961, was that the gary gilmore case? >> yes, it was. gary gilmore was an african-american service member who was executed. there are service members on death row now, but none of them have been executed since 1961, and none of them are officers. we may have another unique aspect of this case, the first officers in modern memory to be sentenced to death, and the first physician to be sentenced to death by a court-martial could very well be nadal hassan. >> and this would be by firing squad, correct? >> no, th
will they strip him of his title. >> they don't have the authority to strip hassan of h his rank. they can give a dismissal which is a dishonorable discharge of an officer. when he leaves fort hood he'll go to fort leavenworth, and his status will be as an inmate. technically he'll still be a major until dismissal set in motion until all the appeals are he is hawked and the army issues court-martial order. he'll stop receiving all pay and benefits, and his status will be functionally as...
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. >> in washington a military jury has decided the process to decide the future of major nadal hassan. they'll have to decide between life behind bars or death by lethal injection. >> reporter: well, dell, the expectation now is there there will be military action and that is a dramatic change in 48 hours. let's take you back to friday night as those pictures of death and suffering continue to stream in from that suburb around damascus, and from what the white house said there was little doubt there was a chemical weapon, and that was bashir al-assad. they said that sunday, but then they sent out a message that needed to allow an site access to the inspectors immediately. some are saying the they have degraded and corrupted the evidence to such a degree that it wouldn't do any good. chuck hagel saying the president has asked us to prepare military options. we have prepared those options we are ready. we have republican and democrat, house and senate calling for quote/unquote surgical strikes, speculating about a cruise missile launch and should congress be identified and consulted or
. >> in washington a military jury has decided the process to decide the future of major nadal hassan. they'll have to decide between life behind bars or death by lethal injection. >> reporter: well, dell, the expectation now is there there will be military action and that is a dramatic change in 48 hours. let's take you back to friday night as those pictures of death and suffering continue to stream in from that suburb around damascus, and from what the white house said there was...
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the bigger question is what, if anything will hassan say when it's his turn. he did ask the judge for a break between the government's case and his own, indicating he is planning something, but morgan, you just never know what will come out of this guys mouth. he already indicated that if he were given the death penalty, he would consider himself a martyr. >> you mentioned the death penalty, heidi. what kind of problems would the death penalty really present? >> well, if he is sentenced to death as expected here, it would really present a case that doesn't have any precedence in u.s. history. the last u.s. soldier to be executed was in 1961, and he was hanged by the neck. that just gives you an indication of how much time has passed since the last execution. there are five soldiers currently on death row. one has been there for 25 years, so if hassan continues this pattern of condemning himself and waives his rights, what will the government do then? how would it look if they were bump hassan to get the front of the line to be executed first? a lot of question
the bigger question is what, if anything will hassan say when it's his turn. he did ask the judge for a break between the government's case and his own, indicating he is planning something, but morgan, you just never know what will come out of this guys mouth. he already indicated that if he were given the death penalty, he would consider himself a martyr. >> you mentioned the death penalty, heidi. what kind of problems would the death penalty really present? >> well, if he is...
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not a dry high except for nadal hassan, himself. he was emotionless today just like every day of his court-martial. did he not cross examine any of the witnesses. his only response was to ask for lunch, if you believe it. >> so no remorse at all. even as we were hearing these-- >> no, absolutely no remorse. just that straight blank face that we've become used to seeing. everyone is wondering what is going through this guy's head. he's a convicted mass killer. i'm not sure we can rationalize at this point, but legal experts are saying perhaps nadal hassan is waiting for this final moment after the defense has presented all of their witness, victim impact statements it will be hassan's turn to have his stage. this is the only part of the court-martial where he can say anything he wants. he doesn't have to fear being interrupted by the judge or cross-examined by the government. we know from covering this case for years what he wants to say. he said he found himself on the wrong side of the war of terrorism, and he needed to kill americ
not a dry high except for nadal hassan, himself. he was emotionless today just like every day of his court-martial. did he not cross examine any of the witnesses. his only response was to ask for lunch, if you believe it. >> so no remorse at all. even as we were hearing these-- >> no, absolutely no remorse. just that straight blank face that we've become used to seeing. everyone is wondering what is going through this guy's head. he's a convicted mass killer. i'm not sure we can...
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so again it was silence from hassan. then shortly after that the jury was allowed to begin deliberations. it took them just under three hours, tony, to come to this unanimous verdict verdict. >> reporter: the judge told them not to speak about this trial until sentencing was over. we're told that should start in the next five or ten minutes. also we expect reaction from fort hood public affairs who has been documenting step by step how this court-martial has played out. >> heidi zhou, if you would, the moment when that news conference is about to begin give us a head up and we'll be back to you. jeffrey, good to see you again. thanks for joining us. i take it you're not surprised at all that in a da nadal hassas sentenced to death. >> reporter: no, i was not surprised. i don't think it would have made a significant difference if he had made a statement. your viewers should understand that because the rote is done by secret written ballot, and only one no-vote would have taken death off the table, each juror had to vote b
so again it was silence from hassan. then shortly after that the jury was allowed to begin deliberations. it took them just under three hours, tony, to come to this unanimous verdict verdict. >> reporter: the judge told them not to speak about this trial until sentencing was over. we're told that should start in the next five or ten minutes. also we expect reaction from fort hood public affairs who has been documenting step by step how this court-martial has played out. >> heidi...
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. >>> army major nadal hassan had nothing to say in his trial. now he'll be facing life or death. he was convicted of shooting friday by the same jury. they heard testimony from victims and arguments from prosecution but hassan denied opportunities to speak. we'll have updates as they develop. >>> shakespeare has new fans in a prison of illinois. othello.revised as a hip hot tragedy. it's a tragedy tailor made for the hip hot era. [♪ singing ] only this script is 400 years old. just recently freshened up with a modern touch. >> we've been told stories since we were a little kid in rhyme all the time. >> you need to focus on what you're doing, make sure you think before with you react or otherwise catastrophic events can happen. >> reporter: having performed all over the world, this is the first true captive audience for the brothers. >> everyone has a chance to make a new life for themselves. the end of the play says why we're here. >> we really didn't realize sort of how that line would resonate until we were doing it, and they were like, that means something different today th
. >>> army major nadal hassan had nothing to say in his trial. now he'll be facing life or death. he was convicted of shooting friday by the same jury. they heard testimony from victims and arguments from prosecution but hassan denied opportunities to speak. we'll have updates as they develop. >>> shakespeare has new fans in a prison of illinois. othello.revised as a hip hot tragedy. it's a tragedy tailor made for the hip hot era. [♪ singing ] only this script is 400 years...
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>> hassan spoke four words in court this morning. the defense has rested. he called on no witnesses, and he told the judge that he does not want the jury to consider any lesser offenses like voluntary manslaughter. this leads us to a quick ramp to the defense portion of the court-martial. the fact that hassan was barred from using the one argument that he would like to use, saying he was targeting u.s. soldiers in defense of muslim lives in afghanistan. early on in the legal process the judge said that argument is irrelevant. leading us with just the fact of the case which hassan has never disputed telling jurors on day one of this court-martial that he is the shooter. the jury has been dismissed until tomorrow when they'll reconvene for closing statement and deliberations. heidi jo castro, al jazeera, fort hood, texas. >> a sensing is underway in the case of staff sergeant bales. bales has pleaded guilty to murders and they want him to face life behind bars. we're live in washington. so, alan, this has been really an emotional case, as you can imagine, tal
>> hassan spoke four words in court this morning. the defense has rested. he called on no witnesses, and he told the judge that he does not want the jury to consider any lesser offenses like voluntary manslaughter. this leads us to a quick ramp to the defense portion of the court-martial. the fact that hassan was barred from using the one argument that he would like to use, saying he was targeting u.s. soldiers in defense of muslim lives in afghanistan. early on in the legal process the...
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and major hassan which is his goal of the death penalty while george zimmerman looks to the state of florida for monetary justice. we bring up both cases. we begin tonight with syria and potential u.s. military forces in chuck kaye goal is called ready to go and jay carney makes it crystal clear earlier today the president has concluded that the so-called red light on chemical weapon use has been crossed by the aside regime not the rebel fighters. >> and leaves no doubt chemical weapons were used on a massive scale on august august 21st outside of damascus. there is also very little doubt, and should be no doubt, for anyone who approaches this logically, that the syrian regime was softer for using chemical weapons outside of damascus. we have established with a high degree of confidence the syrian regime has already used weapons in this conflict. lori: after 100,000 deaths after abominate the famous statement aside moscow his press secretary was insistent it would not be based on the ascent removal of the aside regime but that is not playing the opposition from china and russia there
and major hassan which is his goal of the death penalty while george zimmerman looks to the state of florida for monetary justice. we bring up both cases. we begin tonight with syria and potential u.s. military forces in chuck kaye goal is called ready to go and jay carney makes it crystal clear earlier today the president has concluded that the so-called red light on chemical weapon use has been crossed by the aside regime not the rebel fighters. >> and leaves no doubt chemical weapons...
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the american-born hassan was limited to addressing the facts of the case. facts the accused agrees with. most observers would call this a very unique trial. not only is hassan representing himself, he also told the injury on day one, that he is the shooter. he is charged with 13 murders, 12 of the victim were soldiers, one was a is gillian who use cid claire to rush him to try to stop the shooting. their case, they pointed a scene of hero i remember anism and kae attack. 89 witnesses tack the stand, a retired staff charge who was shot seven times aircraft police officer who shot the attacker in the hand preventing him from reloading and allowing her partner to take him down. one by one, the victims walked past hassan in his wheelchair. some looked him in the eye. and all described him as the shooter. hassan decline today call any defense witnesses. he declined to present a case. a former army psychologist, he says he wants to the jury to consider capital charges and not lesser penalties. the former army major has said he would still be a martyr if executed.
the american-born hassan was limited to addressing the facts of the case. facts the accused agrees with. most observers would call this a very unique trial. not only is hassan representing himself, he also told the injury on day one, that he is the shooter. he is charged with 13 murders, 12 of the victim were soldiers, one was a is gillian who use cid claire to rush him to try to stop the shooting. their case, they pointed a scene of hero i remember anism and kae attack. 89 witnesses tack the...
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he said the jury will find hassan guilty. they're looking through 700 pieces of evidence from the prosecution, including bullets removed from the victims. paper towels hassan stuffed into his pockets to mask the sound of 420 clinching rounds and the pistols he admitted used to kill 13 people. guilt will be clearcut for the jury. it's the sentencing phase that will face more questions. jurors will have to decide between life in prison and death. jenks notes the u.s. has not executed a u.s. service member since 1961. >> so historically that would suggest that major hassan will languish on death row and not actually be executed. >> reporter: things work differently in the military's legal system. it follows a command structure and any death penalty conviction would trig arrest series of automatic appeals that work their way all the way to the president. the process that can take decades. but hassan said he would be a martyr if executed. he may refuse to appeal a death penalty sentence. the move would be unprecedented but in this
he said the jury will find hassan guilty. they're looking through 700 pieces of evidence from the prosecution, including bullets removed from the victims. paper towels hassan stuffed into his pockets to mask the sound of 420 clinching rounds and the pistols he admitted used to kill 13 people. guilt will be clearcut for the jury. it's the sentencing phase that will face more questions. jurors will have to decide between life in prison and death. jenks notes the u.s. has not executed a u.s....
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hassan faced no terrorism charges despite his confessed jihaddist motive. if jury members now condemn him to death, the government will have to brace for more difficult questions ahead. >> in a second trial, the u.s. soldier who killed 16 afghan villagers last year has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. he apologized for the attack, calling it an act of coward december. victim whose travels to the u.s. don't feel they got justice. >> i saw his mother try to cry, but at least she could go visit them. our family members are six feet under. we were brought all the way here from afghanistan, to see if justice was served. but not in our way, it was served their way. >> jennifer glass has more reaction from kabul. >> president karzai's first words is that if he had been tried here, as many of the families had wanted would have faced the death penalty or life in prison without parole. neither of those punishments would bring the 16 afghans back to life, and that he certainly opposing the death penalty, but the relatives of the vict
hassan faced no terrorism charges despite his confessed jihaddist motive. if jury members now condemn him to death, the government will have to brace for more difficult questions ahead. >> in a second trial, the u.s. soldier who killed 16 afghan villagers last year has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. he apologized for the attack, calling it an act of coward december. victim whose travels to the u.s. don't feel they got justice. >> i saw his mother...
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the dallas on, who represented himself, chose not to make a closing -- nidal hassan chose not to make a closing statement. he faces numerous count of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder for the attack in november 2009 that killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others at fort hood in texas. a conviction would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty. pakistan says two of its soldiers were killed by fire from indian troops on thursday. the incident allegedly took place along the borders along the disputed territory of kashmir. weeks,ed in recent jeopardizing a decade-old truths. >> the first soldier was killed here close to the border with indian kashmir, the second 45 kilometers further south. pakistan accuses indian troops of opening fire, but the indian argues it was they who are shot at first. according to islamabad, the indian military also killed a pakistani officer on tuesday along the so-called line of control. residents complain cross-border clashes have become more frequent in recent weeks. >> the indians and start firing whenever they feel like it. an
the dallas on, who represented himself, chose not to make a closing -- nidal hassan chose not to make a closing statement. he faces numerous count of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder for the attack in november 2009 that killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others at fort hood in texas. a conviction would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty. pakistan says two of its soldiers were killed by fire from indian troops on thursday. the incident allegedly took place...
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the trial now enters the penalty phase where prosecutors will ask jurors to sentence hassan to death. hass >>> the fbi and oakland police are announcing a new search for an oakland toddler and have doubled the reward for information to $22,000. daphne viola webb was last seen on march 14th. she vanished from her father's car when he was in a convenience car. a new search will take place tomorrow starting at 8:00 a.m. official also release more details within the next hour. >>> happening today t appears this may be the end of the road for san diego mayor bob filner, now that 18 women have come forward accusing the mayor of unwanted sexual advances. our sister station in san diego reports that the 70-year-old embattled mayor is prepared to resign today if the city counsel approves an agreement. >>> developing news in the south bay where police hope a new sketch will lead to the man who sexually assaulted a woman a stone's throw away from santa clara university. abc's ma 7's matt keller has mo >> reporter: confirmed this morning that the victim in the sexual assault case is not a santa c
the trial now enters the penalty phase where prosecutors will ask jurors to sentence hassan to death. hass >>> the fbi and oakland police are announcing a new search for an oakland toddler and have doubled the reward for information to $22,000. daphne viola webb was last seen on march 14th. she vanished from her father's car when he was in a convenience car. a new search will take place tomorrow starting at 8:00 a.m. official also release more details within the next hour. >>>...
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iran's new president hassan rouhani has called for dialogue with the west but warned the language of sanctions will not work he won june's a vote by promising to put an end to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program rouhani made his stance clear in his inaugural address. i see this kind of if you speak of student loans or speak to a few rungs of respect not from the language of sanctions so iran's president has extended an olive branch and what have we seen from western countries so far new sanctions had to be imposed just a few days before the president was sworn in the u.s. house of representatives overwhelmingly passed new restrictions on iran's oil sector and its mining and construction industries even though invited some western leaders didn't even attend the president's inauguration some say it was an opportunity missed to break the ice there is a new president but does that signal a new approach every action is sure to be analyzed and gesture evaluated. the possibility of direct talks between the united states and iran hasn't happened over three d
iran's new president hassan rouhani has called for dialogue with the west but warned the language of sanctions will not work he won june's a vote by promising to put an end to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program rouhani made his stance clear in his inaugural address. i see this kind of if you speak of student loans or speak to a few rungs of respect not from the language of sanctions so iran's president has extended an olive branch and what have we seen from...
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they want off the case because they say hassan himself wants to be executed. ed lavandera covering the court-martial in texas for us. ed, what is the very latest on this? >> good morning. we are waiting for court procedure proceedings to bedwgin this morning. this is after everything was dramatically shut down in the courtroom yesterday after the three attorneys that are essentially standing by major hassan's side, he is acting as his own attorney, but the military has invited three attorneys that help him guide through any legal procedural issues. they are not actually speaking in the courtroom because hasan has been doing it. those three attorneys started voicing concerns. hasan is trying to help the prosecution to ensure that he gets the death penalty and those attorneys don't feel like they can stand by and watch that happen. as soon as the attorney said that the judge shut everything down and put into private meetings that we haven't heard anything else as to anything else is going to happen. we are eagerly anticipating and the court is beginning this mor
they want off the case because they say hassan himself wants to be executed. ed lavandera covering the court-martial in texas for us. ed, what is the very latest on this? >> good morning. we are waiting for court procedure proceedings to bedwgin this morning. this is after everything was dramatically shut down in the courtroom yesterday after the three attorneys that are essentially standing by major hassan's side, he is acting as his own attorney, but the military has invited three...
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the a jury will decide if nadal hassan will receive life in prison or the death penalty. he killed 13 people in 2009. >>> some parents are complaining that students are forced to walk through crime-ridden headlinesr. those are the headlines and you can get your news at www.aljazeera.com [♪ music ] >> on america tonight. >> nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny. >> sharp words from washington leave little doubt what the u.s. thinks happened to these syrian victims. now focus turns to how and when the world will respond. >>> and the threat to california's most mighty residents. the enormous blazes that have also triggered fears for san francisco's water supply. also tonight we're keeping up the fight for chicago. a community left in a constant state of mourning and wondering how will the violence ever end? >> i'm so tired of doing funerals of young men getting killed through gun violence whether by th the police or anor gang. it just wears you down. [♪ music ] >> good evening, and welcome to america tonight. i'm ow joie chen. we s
the a jury will decide if nadal hassan will receive life in prison or the death penalty. he killed 13 people in 2009. >>> some parents are complaining that students are forced to walk through crime-ridden headlinesr. those are the headlines and you can get your news at www.aljazeera.com [♪ music ] >> on america tonight. >> nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny. >> sharp words from washington leave little doubt what the u.s....
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. >>> the court marshall of nadal hassan is on hold. he is representing himself and has defense lawyers to help him. those lawyers say hasan wants to be sentenced to death. >>> president obama has schedule cancelled talks with putin. 360 follow the two young boys in canada who were apparently killed by a 100-pound python died from asphyxiation. they were found dead monday morning. so very sad. >> indeed. thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> just ahead, they chose prayer over medical care for their children. not once but twice. both times with deadly results. now they are facing murder charges whiechl did they get off easy the first time is the question. we are keeping them honest ahead. r for paying late. that's great! it is great! thank you. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card with late payment forgiveness. here we honor the proud thaccomplishmentsss. of our students and alumni. people like, maria salazar, an executive director at american red cross. or garlin smith, video account director at yahoo. and f
. >>> the court marshall of nadal hassan is on hold. he is representing himself and has defense lawyers to help him. those lawyers say hasan wants to be sentenced to death. >>> president obama has schedule cancelled talks with putin. 360 follow the two young boys in canada who were apparently killed by a 100-pound python died from asphyxiation. they were found dead monday morning. so very sad. >> indeed. thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> just ahead, they...
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the jury in the trial of nadal hassan is hearing testimony from dozens of -- patrick zeigler was shot four times. doctors had to remove 20% of his brain. zeigler says he's retiring from the army in october and fears he'll never be able to hold a regular job. he told the jury it's affected every facet of my personality. i'm ra lot angrier, darker than i used to be. other survivors said they could hearing her screaming "my baby, my baby" before her voice went silent. her father juan have a leads ted he didn't kill just 13 people. he killed my grandson and killed me slowly. nadal hassan appeared flustered, repeatedly asking for breaks during the testimony. >> ed lavandera is live from ft. hood. once the witnesses get a chance to finish up the statements in court. presumably it turns to the defense and nadal hassan would be able to stand up and make some kind of allocution. if he does that, can he say things now that he couldn't say during the trial? >> reporter: well, i think he has a bid more leeway. nadal hassan asked on friday when the prosecution is done presenting its witnesses that
the jury in the trial of nadal hassan is hearing testimony from dozens of -- patrick zeigler was shot four times. doctors had to remove 20% of his brain. zeigler says he's retiring from the army in october and fears he'll never be able to hold a regular job. he told the jury it's affected every facet of my personality. i'm ra lot angrier, darker than i used to be. other survivors said they could hearing her screaming "my baby, my baby" before her voice went silent. her father juan...
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it will be the first such meeting since hassan rouhani became president. he has pledged more transparency. floods and heavy monsoon rains have killed once of people -- hundreds of people and affected millions more in pakistan. authorities insist they will be able to cope but residents displaced by the water's already feel let down, allowing it in groups with links to islamic extremists into the air to help. >> these men will make it to the rescue boat, on the others, who perished in the flood. pakistani officials have confirmed over 1.5 million people have been affected by the floods and over 350 relief camps have been set up to help. for these families, it is simply not enough. >> the flood had destroyed everything. the children are getting sick. our business is gone we have nothing to eat. we cannot buy anything, no one has given us money. >> since her house collapsed, we have been on the streets. the neighbors have helped but no one from the government has approached us. >> the government has been criticized for doing not enough to mitigate the dangers
it will be the first such meeting since hassan rouhani became president. he has pledged more transparency. floods and heavy monsoon rains have killed once of people -- hundreds of people and affected millions more in pakistan. authorities insist they will be able to cope but residents displaced by the water's already feel let down, allowing it in groups with links to islamic extremists into the air to help. >> these men will make it to the rescue boat, on the others, who perished in the...
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jeffrey, it my be very clever on hassans part. he can defeat the death penalty by doing a lousy job, make it look like he wants to die, and his lawyers say we have to stop the trial, it's unethical. >> and if you book up, this could have been his plan from the beginning. obviously no one really knows what is going on in his mind, his decision to defend himself. but one thing that can change this whole thing, the judge did say to the lawyers, you bring me something from the texas state bar, whether they're licensed, that says this does present an ethical dilemma, you can't just stand by and watch this guy essentially kill himself in front of the jury. that may change the judge's mind. the judge this entire time is just trying to make sure that this stands up to appellate scrutiny. >> you know, every defendant would do what hasan is doing in order to avoid the death penalty. you can't allow that. >> right. >> i got cult -- cut it off here. we're out of time because of the news conference. david, i owe you one on that. >> no problem.
jeffrey, it my be very clever on hassans part. he can defeat the death penalty by doing a lousy job, make it look like he wants to die, and his lawyers say we have to stop the trial, it's unethical. >> and if you book up, this could have been his plan from the beginning. obviously no one really knows what is going on in his mind, his decision to defend himself. but one thing that can change this whole thing, the judge did say to the lawyers, you bring me something from the texas state...
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jurors spent four hours teed deliberating the fate of army major nidal hassan. jurors returned to court about 15 minutes ago to ask a couple of questions, but again no verdict tonight. prosecutors say there is no question that major hassan planned and carried out the attack in 2009 at that post in texas. he's never even disputed it. while he's been representing himself throughout the trial, he's had very little to say, put up no defense virtually, just about the only words spoken today were, "the defense chooses not to make a closing statement." the 13-member jury needs only a 2/3 majority to find major hassan guilty of the charges, but if they want the military to execute him they will have to all be on board. casey stegall with the news tonight. casey? >> every single person on that panel is a senior ranking army official, an officer, a rank in fact of major or higher. they were carefully selected, you'll remember, at the beginning of july from u.s. army posts all around the world. they have not been sequestered since this court martial began on august 6th, bu
jurors spent four hours teed deliberating the fate of army major nidal hassan. jurors returned to court about 15 minutes ago to ask a couple of questions, but again no verdict tonight. prosecutors say there is no question that major hassan planned and carried out the attack in 2009 at that post in texas. he's never even disputed it. while he's been representing himself throughout the trial, he's had very little to say, put up no defense virtually, just about the only words spoken today were,...
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major nadal hassan is facing the penalty phase of his trial. on friday a military jury convicted hassan of 25 charge including meditated murder. hay san was convicted of murder for the 2009 shooting spree against unarmed soldiers at fort hood texas. >>> a woman from new mexico is trying to help victims of domestic abuse in a very interesting way. she's offering tattoo removal. >> i will apply the laser. >> reporter: this is a consultation, a conversation, a chat, to change a life. from her office in albuquerque, new mexico, she's trying to help the victims of domestic abuse. she offers free tattoo removal. the physical signs of psychological damage. >> i think we need to recognize this is a form of branding, and like i tell everybody this is the superficial. this is what is on top. we should be extremely concerned about the acts and events that took place that caused these type of brands to take place. there are so many more horrific stories that are underneath. >> reporter: removeel affidavit tattoo could take months even years depending how b
major nadal hassan is facing the penalty phase of his trial. on friday a military jury convicted hassan of 25 charge including meditated murder. hay san was convicted of murder for the 2009 shooting spree against unarmed soldiers at fort hood texas. >>> a woman from new mexico is trying to help victims of domestic abuse in a very interesting way. she's offering tattoo removal. >> i will apply the laser. >> reporter: this is a consultation, a conversation, a chat, to change...
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how does he feel about nadal hassan's death sentence? i'm going to ask him, next. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. ( bell rings ) they remwish i saw mine of my granmore often, but they live so far away. i've been thinking about moving in with my daughter and her family. it's been pretty tough since jack passed away. it's a good thing you had life insurance through the colonial penn program. you're right. it was afford
how does he feel about nadal hassan's death sentence? i'm going to ask him, next. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two...
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president hassan rouhani reportedly said iran will work with russia to avoid a strike if possible. earlier i spoke from someone from the plowshares fund, a foundation aimed at preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction. i asked him how he thinks iran will get involved. >> iran's political changes have been fascinating to watch. in washington there has been a perception that iranian politics will be different now going forward, certainly on the nuclear negotiations. that is the backdrop for the debate on syria. there is concern among many in the expert community that this new put until opening with iran could be close if military operation in syria is not go the right direction. we have seen moves by the administration to try to soft and the rhetoric. the president of iran has put out some tweets that imply that chemical weapons are, from his perspective, something to be deplored. it is unclear how this is going to unfold. certainly iran as a player in the region and it is going to have a vote in what happens in syria. the key is to try to figure out how to play a constructiv
president hassan rouhani reportedly said iran will work with russia to avoid a strike if possible. earlier i spoke from someone from the plowshares fund, a foundation aimed at preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction. i asked him how he thinks iran will get involved. >> iran's political changes have been fascinating to watch. in washington there has been a perception that iranian politics will be different now going forward, certainly on the nuclear negotiations. that is the...
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because hassan is acting as his own lawyer this could get interesting. yesterday the judge told major hassan you must ask yourself questions if you class to testify. you are not allowed to make a statement. it must be in a q and a format. if he chooses to do so, that could be awfully bizarre to watch. but taking the stand also opens him up to cross-examination by the prosecution. a lot of military law experts told me they would be surprised if this morning major hassan has chosen to put himself in that position. but this has been a court-martial full of odd behavior of the 42-year-old psychiatrist who asked very few questions of the 90 witnesses called by the government the past few days. if he passes and decides not to call witnesses then we move straight into closing arguments. gregg: who would he call as witnesses? any idea? >> reporter: we heard he had two on the list. one was an expert in radicalization and religion. but we learned he had taken one of his two witnesses off the list, no longer planned on calling them to the stand and asking questions
because hassan is acting as his own lawyer this could get interesting. yesterday the judge told major hassan you must ask yourself questions if you class to testify. you are not allowed to make a statement. it must be in a q and a format. if he chooses to do so, that could be awfully bizarre to watch. but taking the stand also opens him up to cross-examination by the prosecution. a lot of military law experts told me they would be surprised if this morning major hassan has chosen to put himself...
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. >> recapping our top stories, in a dad hassan, the admi admittedt hood shooter a has been found guilty of the rampage that left 14 soldiers dead. and sergeant robert bales received a life sentence without parole. bales pleaded guilty to the 2009 shooting spree, part of a deal to not receive death penalty. >>> and president obama sent one of his top officials to damascus to investigate the claim of chemical weapons. for more on the chemical weapons investigation, amy joins us. good to talk to you. the u.n. says, as you know, it wants clarity that this was an actual chemical attack near damascus. why are you so certain that chemical weapons were used and the assad regime was behind the attack. >> well, it's very clear if one looks at the videos that were up loaded shortly after the attack that these are people suffering the affects of exposure to toxic chemicals. especially children, it's difficult to coax your child to twist and convulse over a long period of time. sometimes those videos shows a child for over two minutes. so it's clear that toxic chemical was used. as for signs pointin
. >> recapping our top stories, in a dad hassan, the admi admittedt hood shooter a has been found guilty of the rampage that left 14 soldiers dead. and sergeant robert bales received a life sentence without parole. bales pleaded guilty to the 2009 shooting spree, part of a deal to not receive death penalty. >>> and president obama sent one of his top officials to damascus to investigate the claim of chemical weapons. for more on the chemical weapons investigation, amy joins us....
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hassan will join them and sit there while the appeal's process plays out. and military appeals court have overturned 11 of 16 death sentences handed down. and that is why the judge here and the prosecutions worked so hard to make sure every letter of the law was followed so hasan's case is not one of them. shannon in ncasy, thank you very much. >> and joining us now is retired sergeant luns ford who was shot sen times by hasan. and one bullet is still lodged in his back. we'll get your reaction to the sentence? >> well, i am glad they gave him the death sentence, however, i was reading the paper where it was saying the military a pole process which i am aware of. i think that right now, we need to go a head and put him to death and do it swift he because the pain is still there. i think now we need to rally as a nation to show any other terrorist who has the plans that major hassan has is not successful and we need to stop playing around and dod needs to clar foy this as a terrorist act. now you can no longer say that we have to wait for the trial. that's w
hassan will join them and sit there while the appeal's process plays out. and military appeals court have overturned 11 of 16 death sentences handed down. and that is why the judge here and the prosecutions worked so hard to make sure every letter of the law was followed so hasan's case is not one of them. shannon in ncasy, thank you very much. >> and joining us now is retired sergeant luns ford who was shot sen times by hasan. and one bullet is still lodged in his back. we'll get your...
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the government of iranian president hassan rouhani has followed the previous regime in supporting syrian president bashar al assad. >>> americans are taking time to remember a man who spearheaded the civil rights movement. 50 years ago in washington martin luther king delivered a speech in washington. he uttered the words "i have a dream." thousands gathered at the lincoln memorial at the national mall 50 years on. president obama was joined by bill clinton and jimmy carter. obama said king and other civil rights leadee local assemblieses, congress and even the white house. but he also expressed concern for the nation's economic disparities that are widening, not shrinking. >> as always has been noted, black unemployment has remained almost twice as high as white unemployment. latino unemployment close behind. the gap in wealth between races has not lessened, it's grown. >> opinion polls suggest that 79% of african-americans say the country still has a long way to go before it achieves a society free of racial prejudices. >>> i have a dream w those words martin luther king jr. inspired p
the government of iranian president hassan rouhani has followed the previous regime in supporting syrian president bashar al assad. >>> americans are taking time to remember a man who spearheaded the civil rights movement. 50 years ago in washington martin luther king delivered a speech in washington. he uttered the words "i have a dream." thousands gathered at the lincoln memorial at the national mall 50 years on. president obama was joined by bill clinton and jimmy carter....
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president hassan rouhani of iran said he will press forward with attempts to ward off military action by western nations against president bashar al- assad. he was quoted as saying that military action will bring great cost for the region. it is necessary to apply all effort to prevent it. according to state tv, he said both iran and russia would work in cooperation to prevent any military action against syria. meanwhile, the united states and its allies continue to pair for a potential strike. president obama told pbs yesterday he did not want a prolonged military intervention. >> if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way, we send a shot across the bow saying, stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on a national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> the white house announced it will brief members of congress later today on plans to move forward with a military's right, and it -- military strike, and will reduce evidence -- release evidence of the assad rw
president hassan rouhani of iran said he will press forward with attempts to ward off military action by western nations against president bashar al- assad. he was quoted as saying that military action will bring great cost for the region. it is necessary to apply all effort to prevent it. according to state tv, he said both iran and russia would work in cooperation to prevent any military action against syria. meanwhile, the united states and its allies continue to pair for a potential strike....
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the big question has always been would hassan give a closing statement? we know the answer to that now. he has said he was the shooter. he has described that he switched sides in this case. what happens next is, if he is convicted of just two of the premeditated murder charges and there are 13 of them, we then go into the penalty phase where it's possible that he could be sentenced to die and in that separate hearing, at least 16 family members have been -- have said they want to come forward to speak to the court, the jury panel about how this has affected their lives and hasan will have a chance to speak and we'll have to see whether that occurs. first and foremost, the jury now has the case and it's possible, chris, we could have a verdict today. >> do we know what form of capital punishment the military employs? >> reporter: i don't know that. i truly don't know that. >> i was wondering whether firing squad is still an option or how old times -- >> reporter: it's been a long time since they did that. it's been 52 years, 1961, when they executed someon
the big question has always been would hassan give a closing statement? we know the answer to that now. he has said he was the shooter. he has described that he switched sides in this case. what happens next is, if he is convicted of just two of the premeditated murder charges and there are 13 of them, we then go into the penalty phase where it's possible that he could be sentenced to die and in that separate hearing, at least 16 family members have been -- have said they want to come forward...
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army major nadal hassan was convicted of murder for the deadly shooting spree aimed at unarmed u.s. soldiers at fort hood, texas.
army major nadal hassan was convicted of murder for the deadly shooting spree aimed at unarmed u.s. soldiers at fort hood, texas.
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bashar al assad is the high new those attacks setting the stage for an international brawl president hassan rouhani of iran has said he will press forward with efforts to ward off military action by western nations against syrian president bashar al assad irani was quoted as saying military action will bring great costs for the region it is necessary to apply all efforts to prevent it. now according to state t.v. reports president president rouhani said both iran and russia would work in cooperation to prevent any military action against syria meanwhile the united states and its allies continue to prepare for a potential strike though president obama told p.b.s. yesterday that he did not want a prolonged military intervention the white house if we are saying. in a clear. and decisive but. very limited way we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this back and have a positive in fact on our national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians now the white house announced that it will brief memb
bashar al assad is the high new those attacks setting the stage for an international brawl president hassan rouhani of iran has said he will press forward with efforts to ward off military action by western nations against syrian president bashar al assad irani was quoted as saying military action will bring great costs for the region it is necessary to apply all efforts to prevent it. now according to state t.v. reports president president rouhani said both iran and russia would work in...